O'Reilly Labstag:labs.oreilly.com,2008-12-22://602011-05-24T14:28:41ZMovable Type Pro 4.21-enCreating a Successful eBook (PePcon 2011)tag:labs.oreilly.com,2011://60.464792011-05-24T14:28:41Z2011-05-24T14:28:41ZAfter my presentation on "Creating a Successful eBook" at PePcon, I got lots of requests for the GREP expressions that I used to clean up my ePub files, so here they areRon Bilodeauhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771
After my presentation on "Creating a Successful eBook" at PePcon, I got lots of requests for the GREP expressions that I used to clean up my ePub files, so here they are
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771textHow to create automated Index page headers in InDesigntag:labs.oreilly.com,2010://60.432702010-11-03T19:35:14Z2010-11-03T19:35:14ZHave you ever wanted to include "Real" index headers for your index file? Only to find that if anything changes or the index re-flows, you need to update them all manually?
Now this can be set up to happen "on-the-fly" by simply using Text Variables and invisible Nested Styles.Ron Bilodeauhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771
Have you ever wanted to include "Real" index headers for your index file? Only to find that if anything changes or the index re-flows, you need to update them all manually?
Now this can be set up to happen "on-the-fly" by simply using Text Variables and invisible Nested Styles.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771textA New Take on the "Pocket Reference" -- Public Beta of new O'Reilly Mobile HTML Apptag:labs.oreilly.com,2010://60.419742010-08-25T19:00:10Z2010-08-25T19:00:10ZWhile there's been continued strong interest in our ebook iPhone apps (especially outside the US), taking a book and packaging it up as an app doesn't take advantage of many of the capabilities a device like the iPhone (or Android...Andrew Savikashttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1848
While there's been continued strong interest in our ebook iPhone apps (especially outside the US), taking a book and packaging it up as an app doesn't take advantage of many of the capabilities a device like the iPhone (or Android...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/1848textePub export from InDesign, Tips & Trickstag:labs.oreilly.com,2010://60.392982010-03-08T22:14:24Z2010-03-08T22:14:24ZI have been wanting to do this for a while and now have the motivation to begin. This past fall, I gave a presentation on how to set up your files (using InDesign) in order to achieve a usable ePub...Ron Bilodeauhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771
I have been wanting to do this for a while and now have the motivation to begin. This past fall, I gave a presentation on how to set up your files (using InDesign) in order to achieve a usable ePub...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771textHow to set up your InDesign files for ePub export (updated for InDesign CS5.5)tag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.386902009-12-10T01:21:57Z2009-12-10T01:21:57Z**Update (May 2011)** Now that InDesign CS5.5 has officially been released, I can finally share some of the new and exciting features that have been added to improve ePub export. Click here to download my updated presentation on how to...Ron Bilodeauhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771
**Update (May 2011)** Now that InDesign CS5.5 has officially been released, I can finally share some of the new and exciting features that have been added to improve ePub export. Click here to download my updated presentation on how to...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771textRails in a Nutshell Manuscript Open For Collaborationtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.382272009-10-19T19:05:45Z2009-10-19T19:05:45ZFollowing hot on the launch of the Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript manuscript three weeks ago, I'm pleased that Rails in a Nutshell, from Cody Fauser, James MacAulay, Edward Ocampo-Gooding and John Guenin is now live and ready for your comments. Any book that starts with a section in the preface called "What makes you happy?" is worth your attention.Keith Fahlgrenhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878
Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript manuscript three weeks ago, I'm pleased that Rails in a Nutshell, from Cody Fauser, James MacAulay, Edward Ocampo-Gooding and John Guenin is now live and ready for your comments. Any book that starts with a section in the preface called "What makes you happy?" is worth your attention.]]>
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878textCollaborative Publishing: One Brand New Title, One Successtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.380452009-09-29T02:34:00Z2009-09-29T02:34:00ZAnother site focused on collaborative publishing, Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, launches while we look back on the first attempt to improve manuscripts by engaging the community in an open and collaborative dialog with the authors, Programming Scala.Keith Fahlgrenhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878
Another site focused on collaborative publishing, Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, launches while we look back on the first attempt to improve manuscripts by engaging the community in an open and collaborative dialog with the authors, Programming Scala.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878textNew features and bug fixes for Bookwormtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.376102009-07-29T17:53:58Z2009-07-29T17:53:58ZFeedbooks integration and one-click additions to your Bookworm library are now available, along with some bug fixes.Liza Dalyhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2034
Feedbooks integration and one-click additions to your Bookworm library are now available, along with some bug fixes.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2034textDear Adobe Digital Editions Teamtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.362892009-05-22T13:12:13Z2009-05-22T13:12:13ZAdobe has made extensive contributions to the world of EPUB software, but needs to go a few steps further with their Digital Editions product.Keith Fahlgrenhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878
EPUB software, but needs to go a few steps further with their Digital Editions product.]]>
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878textCollaborative Publishing Based on Community Feedbacktag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.362922009-05-21T12:18:14Z2009-05-21T12:18:14ZOver the last few years, traditional publishing has been moving closer to the web and learning a lot of lessons from blogs and wikis, in particular. Today we're happy to announce another small step in that direction: our first manuscript (Programming Scala) is now available for public reading and feedback as part of our Open Feedback Publishing System. The idea is simple: improve in-progress books by engaging the community in a collaborative dialog with the authors out in the open.Keith Fahlgrenhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878
our first manuscript (Programming Scala) is now available for public reading and feedback as part of our Open Feedback Publishing System. The idea is simple: improve in-progress books by engaging the community in a collaborative dialog with the authors out in the open.]]>
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878textAdobe Improves ePub Export from InDesign, But Still Has a Ways to Gotag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.362952009-05-21T12:07:40Z2009-05-21T12:07:40ZSo Adobe has finally released the latest update for InDesign CS4 (6.0.2). Basically, before this update was released, the ePub export functionality was broken. Here is the latest blog post from Adobe about the update: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleditions/2009/05/indesign_602_and_epub_export.html. With this update, I...Ron Bilodeauhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771
So Adobe has finally released the latest update for InDesign CS4 (6.0.2). Basically, before this update was released, the ePub export functionality was broken. Here is the latest blog post from Adobe about the update: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleditions/2009/05/indesign_602_and_epub_export.html. With this update, I...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/3771textHow to contribute translations to Bookwormtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.355582009-03-11T18:00:00Z2009-03-11T18:00:00ZWe've enabled internationalization support for the user interface and help text in Bookworm and are looking for help in translating it into various languages. Bookworm runs on the Django framework, and Django supports these languages. They're all fair game. To...Liza Dalyhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2034
We've enabled internationalization support for the user interface and help text in Bookworm and are looking for help in translating it into various languages. Bookworm runs on the Django framework, and Django supports these languages. They're all fair game. To...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2034textEPUB Resources and Guidestag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.354742009-03-03T01:19:58Z2009-03-03T01:19:58ZAfter being asked about EPUB resources, I wrote up a categorized list of the places I'd go to find out more about the format, how to create it, and how to consume it.Keith Fahlgrenhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878
After being asked about EPUB resources, I wrote up a categorized list of the places I'd go to find out more about the format, how to create it, and how to consume it.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878textDocBook-XSL 1.74.1 Released with Improved ePub Outputtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.353572009-02-18T01:40:24Z2009-02-18T01:40:24ZGenerate ePub files from your DocBook XML today using the first stable release with ePub support, DocBook-XSL
1.74.1.Keith Fahlgrenhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878
ePub files from your DocBook XML today using the first stable release with ePub support, DocBook-XSL
1.74.1.]]>
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2878textBookworm running in emacs w3mtag:labs.oreilly.com,2009://60.353432009-02-17T11:37:45Z2009-02-17T11:37:45ZNice to see some old-school text-based browser action, and as Bookworm was written exclusively using emacs, it seems appropriate: Screenshot via kamen.nadev. This isn't just geek cred, though. For the same reasons that the site is usable in a text...Liza Dalyhttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2034
Nice to see some old-school text-based browser action, and as Bookworm was written exclusively using emacs, it seems appropriate: Screenshot via kamen.nadev. This isn't just geek cred, though. For the same reasons that the site is usable in a text...
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2034text